The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

anu neat hghtnlng, the winter Will resemble April
Warm October, cold February.
| As the weather in October, so will it be in the
next March.
If the first falls moist, soft earth, it in
dicatcs small harvest (thc next Year,, but if upon
| hard, frozen soil, good harvest.
| The Waldo County Teachers Institute will be
held in Belfast, Friday and Saturday, October 2lSt
and 22nd.
| More than the usual amount of drunkenness
observed on our streets last Friday and three
were sent to jail
Mr.. Charles II. Coombs, of this city, and Capt
| William Howe, of Lincolny lille, are down the bay
hunting sea fowl.
The rope market active saturday, owing to
the demand for extra long hatcrs to be used in
| leading away the mustangs
Some beautiful flower pieces from iamilton'5
green house, in this city may be seen in the win
dow of Clements store on Main street
| Il. W. Gould, NJ. d.. formerly of Belfast. has
bought DR.. Coles practice at swanvle, and will
| settle there. Dr. Cole goes to California
special constables Mitchell and Partridge are
| doing good work towards enforcing the prohib
tory law in Waldo county. l'unsrliing ha, de
| creased at least % per cent since the Good Ten
! plars committee, and later the constablcs, com
| mcnced work. The results will be apparent n the
October term of 5. J. G. Temperance Record.
The Eaton Family Association will hold it, 9Th
anniversary Thursday, oct. y, lsN7 at 10 4. VI, at
the Meionaon, fremont Temple, Boston, and All Of
| the Eaton name and race are earnestly invited To
| be present. Those WHO intend to come sh"uld
tify Mr.. 7. r. Eaton, y. Washington street i:os
| ton, as early the day before the meeting.
There was Il striking coincidence of names 1T
the reunion of the Emery family in Boston SOM
a., #
sion and our townsman K. II. Emery, were Strang-
crs and of very distant relationship, still, Rufus
| wa. common, and still more singular Hopkins wa
| common, Rufus Emery president, :. Hopkins
| Emery orator, and Rufus Hopkins Emcry
present from Hurhsport. iiHckSport Clipper.
We have received the catalogue of the Bo;,Ioin
Medical school. The class Of - contains thu fol
| lowing from THU county and Vicinity W II, II.
Briggs, Freedom; Elmer +. Brown, Clinton. I'd
win W. Could, Belfast iartStcin W. Page, Rock
port Allen T.. Richmond, Camden; George \.
Stevens Troy Centre; George Thompson, onion.
Capt. James II. IIcrriman, late of ship America,
has bought fine fully stocked fruit ranch in the
Santa Clara valley, California, only four miles Ills
tant from Col lIer-ey, thus ",n@ to the Wa't"
county colony in that faIrand fruitful region. Mrs.
O.C. Couillard Of Wintcrport is 10 spend the Win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Herman, ami win
leave for California.
Capt. \. II. Ectn, of this city. in rro"k-
last week While ,hcr, he started movement for
soldiers mn,uunrn: and h,:uic'l -u,-, riptitr'
paper with sloh. Capt. Bean H. l:r'ok- nHn
and went to the war from that tnNn. ltl- hpltd
that h- patriotism and Hhpraity will STIMULATE
other, and that Brooks Will soon have mona
mrnt worthy hcr gallant soldiers
The new harkcntne Frances Iuullin- IN Grn.
W. cottrc- yard in this city viii "" launched
Monday, Oct. l,th The Francis T. built fcnr' the
mouths of the Priscilla, hut inpro>" al,! Ni'l l.c
SPARED SOME hat differently, witch prctci I"
result in better sailn.; qualities than The latter ht-
developed. she is one of the hand-"mr~t sud best
vessels ever bull in Belfast. Size will br launched
withou: her spar>.
MI IIcrscy. who ha- had char=" Of the work NJ the
Belfast Post Oire has zone t" l'ittSiicd, and Mr.
4. :. Ran,lcll, of Lewiston, ha, charge. New
curbng has been placed in Scmicirrlc in front Of
the building and the old concrete removed. The
brick walk will not be rclaitl, but the whole sur
face inside the circle will he con'rctrd. An add
tional granite step will he laid At the entrance
which will preserve the old grade. All the work
is being done in irStclass manner.
An ECCLESIASrlC Al TRAMP \ religious tramp
struck Belfast last week. He is Frcnchman,
about 80 wears OLD smooth faced, wears n soft
black hat black coat and light pants, carries a
cane and has spotted coach dog following at his
heels He represented that he Catholic priest
from st. Mary's convent, Montreal and that foran
ecccs steal offence he had been ordered to travel
up and down the earth. lie called himself a
Pilgrim doing penancc." He said he dared not
ride upon the cars steamboat, but must tramp
from place to place until next Christmas, when his
penace ended. He visited several Catholic fami-
lies i'll this city and excited much sympathy. He
did not want money. bat Of course Il little was
needed The people gave linn literally Of their
means wien the rascal prayed with them, said
mass and gave them beads. He save his name a.
Rosary Hendricks, and ac uaintea with I'LL the
priests in this vicinity. Father rhclan of Wint,.
port, who was in Belfast sunday, said he Wa in
impostcr-a French tramp.
: | INSTALLATION OF \ PASTOR. Eev. Rnilin I,
Hack was installed pastor Of the Congregational
Church 10 this city, on Friday of last week. The
visiting clcrgymcn Prof l.. + etearn- Prof
f. Il. Denio and Prof. J. : SeWaiI and Mr. thar'-
IIarbutt of Bangor Rev. X. G.. lIarbutt of >cal-
port; Rev T. +. Brastow, OF Rockport; Rev. j. I
Cushlnan, of Castine. In the afternoon the roun
ell met for the examination of the candidate Prot
DEMO- of Bangor, was chosen moderator, ami Rev
, L. f.. Brastow, of l,ockpolt, secretary. The eN
animation lasted two hours and very ,ati-far
tory. In the evening the installation exercise
were held. The church was handsomely decorated
\ with flowers. \ special choir tor the occasion wa,
composed OF Miss Charlotte C"lhUra, Mis- Lucy
2 Palmer, Mr.. {. O. Poor aud Mr. G. NJ Craig. 1h'
Q exercises began with an organ voluntary by Mrs
Jones' the organiSt. The moderator then made the
- statement of the meeting, after which the minute
of the council were read by the secretary. The
Invocation and scripture reading were ~ MI
| Charles IIarltt of the Bangor seminary. Hymn
by the choir, after Which Prof. StcArn-, Of Bangor
preached the sermon. Prof. ncniu, Of Bangor
made the oreiaining prayer. Hymn by the CHOIR
y The right hand of fellowship was y Rev. r. Il
IIarIutt, of ScarSport Hymn by the choir. Char@
t" the people by Rev. r. T.. Brast"W, Of R"rkrort
Concluding prayer Ivy Rev. j. +. Iushn;tn, Of -
=. tine. no>oiogy Ecnedirion hy the pastor. TIL
i | church was well Tiled.
PERSON >l Mr.J. &. Cook. Register of Deeds
e returned home Tuesday from vacation in l",'' i
e Mr. NJ. w. Drew, of Jacksonville, is in i:clia7
Il the guest Of r.C Il. and Mr.. Il. r. iiazrltinr.
Il Mr. Henry r. i;oo,ly, of New York, was in ic
last ISt Nttk, tlit guest bi IN ilHt N'iN- = "
+. Johison.....M Mrs. {. W. IIaney aud daugh'
10 Incz, Of this city, went to Boston last week
al Mrs Il: W. Conant has gone to Philadelphia t
l. ion her husband and Will he absent several week,
~ ... Miss Mary Johnson, of this city, is soon /
NJ leave for California to spend the winter with nc
# sister, Mrs. rhlo ier>"y, in the santa lara Va
la lew. Mr.. and Mrs George :. stevenson, of Gin
ton, are both natives of MontNie, and Mr.. stew
ens"n is now at her fathers in that lh
- Watcryillc sentinel says james Mrrllck, vino
~ in the nursery business at Troy, has purchased t
" residence of John Las>ce ON rpcr Main stree
~ and will move his family here III the sprin :.
Mrs. A. f.. Potc, formerly of Bangor, and NO" t
y the New England Conservatory Of Music, Boston
is giving readings in New Brunswick, assisted h
" her pupil, Miss Willis and the celebrated Ni"nis
l" Alfred de >,vc.... Mr.. and Mrs. seth BodEctt,
e. Brooks lille are in Belfast on visit f. 4. Fo
Us lett l. H. Harmon and L. NJ. Cottrcl Of this cit
We're in Bath and Bihlcforl last week, the ocr;
sion being the reception of Il canton of Patriairi
- Militant Of Lynn. Mr.. and Mrs Calvin ilcrNc
- of this city are absent Vacation. Mr.. an
Mrs. Percy Sleeper, from Amherst. ~ =, are
-, Belfast Il visit. Mr. sleeper is in Mr.. lierNcy
- store for Il short time Mr. and Mrs Amhro'
Church. of Augusta, are in Belfast visit, II
il, guests of DIR. and Mrs Benz. Colson.. Mr.. an
. Mrs. 5. W. Mathews and daughter Cora, Of tn
city, left on the train Monday morning for Bosto